Experimental entanglement of four particles

C. A. Sackett, D. Kielpinski, B. E. King, C. Langer, V. Meyer, C. J. Myatt, M. Rowe, Q. A. Turchette, W. M. Itano, D. J. Wineland and C. Monroe ()
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C. A. Sackett: National Institute of Standards and Technology
D. Kielpinski: National Institute of Standards and Technology
B. E. King: National Institute of Standards and Technology
C. Langer: National Institute of Standards and Technology
V. Meyer: National Institute of Standards and Technology
C. J. Myatt: National Institute of Standards and Technology
M. Rowe: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Q. A. Turchette: National Institute of Standards and Technology
W. M. Itano: National Institute of Standards and Technology
D. J. Wineland: National Institute of Standards and Technology
C. Monroe: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Nature, 2000, vol. 404, issue 6775, 256-259

Abstract: Abstract Quantum mechanics allows for many-particle wavefunctions that cannot be factorized into a product of single-particle wavefunctions, even when the constituent particles are entirely distinct. Such ‘entangled’ states explicitly demonstrate the non-local character of quantum theory1, having potential applications in high-precision spectroscopy2, quantum communication, cryptography and computation3. In general, the more particles that can be entangled, the more clearly nonclassical effects are exhibited4,5—and the more useful the states are for quantum applications. Here we implement a recently proposed entanglement technique6 to generate entangled states of two and four trapped ions. Coupling between the ions is provided through their collective motional degrees of freedom, but actual motional excitation is minimized. Entanglement is achieved using a single laser pulse, and the method can in principle be applied to any number of ions.

Date: 2000
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